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sAusAGE Lmmdmcam. APPLICATION FILED IAN- 6, lglgv.

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F.. A. D. AND (1.1. WILL.

SAUSAGE LINKING MACHINE.

Prucnnon man um. s. `191.9.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919 2 sains-sneer 2.

UNITED STTES PATENT OFFICE.

FRITZ WILL, AUGUST D. WILL, AND CHARLES J. WILL, OF ALTDN,

ILLINOIS.

Saussure-nimma uacnnm.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

- Application sled January 6, 1919.' Serial No. 289,901.

'To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, D. WILL, and CHARLES J. WILL, citizens of the United States, residin in the county of Madison `and i tate of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sausage-Linking Machines, of which the following is a speclcation. a

Our invention is an improved machine for'twisting casings -filled withd sausage to form the 'same into links.

The object of the invention is to produce a machine which will rapid-ly link the sausage, make the links of\ uniform lengt-h, be simple in construction, light running, capable of rapid efficient operation, and satisfactory in results.'

1We will lexplain the invention with reference to the accompanyin drawings, which illustrate one practical em odiment thereof, and summarize in the claims the essential features 'of the invention and novel combinations of parts for which protection is desired.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is an end plete machine.

Fig. 2 is a view of the opposite end thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3, Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a the machine on the line 4-4, Fig. 2. v

The machine, as shown in the drawings, has a central supporting shaft 1, which may be mounted in bearings 1* on standards 1", which may be attached to any suitable base or support.

Mounted upon this elevation of the comshaft 1 between the bearings is a drum com osed of opposite end plates or heads 2 an a casing or shell QP'. The heads 2 are preferably polygonal in shape and as shown have four Hat facets and four curved facets. The casing 2 is fastened to and between the heads 2 and-has four approximately flat facets 2 and four intermediate curved facets 2; the drum, as shown, having eight sides or facets, but this number may be varied.

Attached to the heads Vand extending longitudinally of the drum at the sides of each facet are metal bars 3 each.0f which has n. preferably V-shaped notch .3 at Aits center,- the apex of this notch coming adjacent -the exterior surface of the drum. The several facets are of substantially equal width so Farra WILL, Arioos'r' come opposite` the notch 3*,

`ferentially of the, shaft 1, b

longitudinal section through that the bars 3 are approximately equi-distant. Y

Pivotally connected to each' bar 3 is a pinching plate 4 which is also 4provided with a prefere 1y V-shaped notch arranged to and adapted to co act therewith in pinching the stuied sausage casing and contracting the same into desired lengths. l

Each inching plate 4 is preferably pivoted to t e related bar 3 at one side of notch by a bolt, or other suitable means, as indicated at 4*,2and each pinching plate is pivotally connected adjacent its pivot 4" to one end of a bent link 4",b the other end of which link is pivotally connected at 4 to an actuatin ar 4*.which, i's slidably mounted in gui es 2F, attached tothe heads 2, or in other suitable manner within the drum. j j.

Each bar 4f projects outside of the drum at one end and into and through a cam ring 5, which ring is ixedly supported, circum-f means of bracket arms 5" connected to t e-cam ring and to the standards 1" or Vother suitable support so that the camfring` is non-rotatable, while the bars 4' will move orbitally aroundv the shaft 1 as the drum rotates, and the ends of the bars 4' travel around and within the cam ring 5.

Each bar ttfs provided with rollers 4 mounted' on standards 4F attached tothe bur at opposite sides of the cam ring 5, and as the drum is rotated said rollers en aging opposite edges 'of the cam. rin `5-wi cause the bars 4t to reciprocate; an through the connecting links 4 cause the several pinching plates 4 to swing open and remain open for and during part o the rotation of the drum, and then to close upon the sausage casing and remain closed during the remainder of the rotation of the drum, for purposes hereinafter explained.

In the example shown there are four slide bars 4', one arranged intermediate, each pair of bars 3 and each bar 4' is connected with and operates two of the adjacent pinching plates 4. In the flat facets 2 of the drum, and in circumferential alnement with the notches 3'L in the bar 3, Vare o enings 2 adjacent the notches in the and through these openings project the peripheries .of transversely disposed rollers 6, which arem'ounted u on transversely disposed shafts 6* jouma ed in'suitable `hea-r.-

in in the drum,"and beingshown as jour- I. rialed :in: the heads 2.

or Wormngear 6 which meshes with an opposed worm 7 on a related shaft 7 suitab y 'and shown as )ourinountedin the drum,

Each shaft 7 extends outwardly through th'ehead- 2 of the drum o uter end o in Fig. 1),

at the end opposite the cam 5; 'and on the which meshes with a largegear 8 that is non-rotatably fastened to the adjacent standard 1" or other suitable support.

The drum may be turned by a crank on one end of shaft 1, onby any other suitable ineans. As the drum v4is rotated the rollers 6 are rapidly-turned by the' gearing between said rol ers and the ar 8, which should be proportions to impart the desire speed of rotation to the rollers 6; the pinions 7 meshing with and revolving around gear 8 are driven thereby as the drum is rotated.

During the rotation of the drum the bars #are reciprooated by their enga ment with the cam 5, and said'cam is so s aped as to cause the bars 4' to move links 44 and cause pinching plates 4 to swing open after reaching the descending side of the y (which rota in the direction indicated 'by arrows and to close upon the st uiied casing after they reach the .ascending side of the drum (See Figs. land 3).

In starting thernachine the endof the stuffed sausage casing S is held in position tobe engaged 'by one of the closing pinching plates 4st the ascending side of the drum;

and as the drinn is rotated the sausage .casing is drawn around and over the drum and lies within the open notches- 3* of bars 3. As the drum rotates the pinching plates 4 are successively closed upon 'the sausage casing at the ascending side of theA machine and pinch this casing into link form as indicated at S in Figs. 1 and 3, and the sausage links held in contact with the adacent rollers 6 are rapidlyrotafed on their on tudinal aires, thus spinning or twisting t e links at the pointswhere they are inched so that the sausage casing is forme into a.

series of similar links, desirable for marketing.

In the machine shown the drum has eight facets, and there are ei tupinching bars, four sets of pinching p ates, four sets of twisting rollers and four cam shafts; but the as indicated, as is number of facets and sets of pinchingplates,

and twisti rollers, etc., can be varied according to e desiredsizeandca thel machine. Itwill also be 'ossile-to increase the capacity of the machine h lengtheni he same. and making a ditional notcnee. in the 3 Vand providing additional pinching -p atesandisets of twisting acity of each shaft l is a pinion 7` ,nections between rollers so that more than one stuffed sausage casing could be simultaneously operated upon.

What we claim is:

l. In a machine for linking stud'ed sausage casings, the combination of a drum, pinching members attached to the drum, movable inching members coaotin therewith, sli able bars extending outside the drum, a cam ring engaging the said bars, connections between said bars and the movable pinching members; rollers mounted between adjaccnt pairs ofl pinching members, and adapted to engage the sausage links and twist same, shafts Journaled in the drum and extending outside thereof, a gear outside the drum, caring between the said shafts and said ro Iers, and gearing between said shafts and the outside gear, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for linking stuffed sausage casings, the combination of a rotatable drum, pinching members attached thereto, movable pinching members coacting therewith, slidable bars mounted in the drum and extending outside one end thereof, a cam ring engaging the projecting ends of said bars, connections between said bars and the movable pinching members; rollers mounted between adjacent sets of pinching members, and adapted to en age the sausage links and twist same; sha ts extending outside the drum op osite the cam ring, a fixed gear outsde't e drum, aring between the said shafts and said rol ers, and gearing between said shafts and the fixed gear, substantiallyv as described.

3. Ina machine for linking stui'ed sausage casings, the combination of a drum, notched pinching bars attached to the drum, movable pinching plates coasting therewith, slidable bars extending outside the drum, a cam rin engaging the'said bars and Connectionsetween said 'bars and the pinching plates; with means adapted to engage the sausalge links and twist same. 4

4. n a machine for linking stuled sausage casings, the combination of a drum, notched pinching bars attached to the drum, movable inching plates coasting therewith, slklable a cam ring engaging plates; with rollers mounted between adjacent pairs of pinching members, and adapted t0 engage the sausagelinks and twist same;

shafts journaled in the drum arid extending .outside thereof, a

Vgeaihoiitside the drum,

gearing'between the said shafts and said rollers, and gearing between said shafts and the outsi e scribed.

51.-"In; a` machinefor linking stuffed sau tage casings;fthe-combination,of a rotatable rum ars extending outside the drinn,A

the saidbars and 4consaid bars and the pinching gear, substantially as de-v havinga series of fiat facets, pinching sausage links and members attached to the drum at opposite sides of the fiat facets, pinching plates coacting with the pinching members, means for operating said plates extending outside the drum, a camv ring engaging the said means, and means intermediate adiacent sets of pinching members adapted to enfrage the twist same, substantially as described. Y- t 6. In a machine for linking stuffed sausage casings, the combination of a rotatable drum having a series of flat facets, pinching members attached to the4 drum at opposite sides of the flat facets, pinchin plates coacting with the pinchino mem ers; slidable bars mounted in the vdrum and extending outside one end thereof, a cam ring engaging the projecting ends of said bars, connections between said bals and the movable pinching members; means mounted between adjacent sets of pinching members, and adapt-ed to enga e the sausage link ls and twist same; shas extending outside the drum opposite the cam ring, a. fixed gear outside the drum, gearing between the said shafts and said twisting means, and gearing between said shafts and the fixed gear, sul stantially as described.

7. In a machine for linking stuffed sausage casings, the combination of a rotatable drum, pinch-bars attached to the periphery -of the drum, pinch plates co'acting therewith; slidable bars mounted in the drum and extending outside thereof, a fixed earn ring engaging the projecting ends of said bars, link connections between said bars and the pivoted pinch plates; rollers mounted between the notched bars and adafpted to cngage the sausage links and twist same; shafts journaled in the drum and extending outside thereof, a fixed gear outside the drum, gearing between the said' shafts and said rollers, and gearing between said shafts and the fixed gear, substantially as described.

8. In a machine for linking stued sausage casings, the combination of a rotatable drum, notched pinch-bars attached to the periphery of the drum, pinch plates coactstuffed casin into links; means for operating the 'pine ing devices, rollers mounted in the drum between adjacent pinching means and adapted to engage the sausage links and twist same; shafts journaled in the drum and extending outside thereof, a fixed gear outside the drum, gearing between the said shafts and said rollers, and gearing between said shafts and the fixed gear, subl stantially as described.

10. In a machine for linking stuffed sausage casings, the cofmbination of a rotatable drum, notched pinch-bars attached to the periphery of the drum, pinchplates coact ing therewith; slidable bars mounted in the drum and extending outside one endthereof, a fixed cam ring at one end of the drum engaging the projecting ends of said bars, link connections between said bars and the pinch plates; rollers mounted in the drum between the notched bars and projecting through openings in the drum casing to engage the sansa links and twist same; shafts jonrnaled in -t e drum and extending outside thereof, a fixed gear outside the drum at the end opposite the cam ring, gearing' between the said shafts and said rollers, and gearing between said shafts and the fixed gear, substantiallv as described.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures.

rnrrz WILL,

AUGUST D. WILL, CHARLES J. wiLL. 

